Device for removing and replacing wagon-bodies and the like.



H. O. MOSER.

DEVICE FOR REMOVING AND REPLACING WAGON BODIES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION man mAvzs. I917.

1,272,500. Patented 16,1918.

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H. 0. MOSER. DEVICE FOR REMOVING AND REPLACING WAGON BODIES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICAHON FILED MAY 26, 1917. 1,272,500. Patented July16, 1918.

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l/VI/EA/TOR BY 5 1 "31H ATTOR/VEKI HENR-Y O. MOSEB; or BUFFALO GAP, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA.-

DEVICE FOR REMOVIFTG AND REPLACING WAGON-BODIES AND THE LIKE.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY O. MOSER, a

subject of the King of Great Britain, residring a; driveway preferablyin the form of a through the driveway,

ing at Buifalo Gap, in A the .PI'OVIIICQ of Saskatchewan and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devicesfor Removlng and Wagon-.Bod1es and the like, of

The inventlon has as a further object to provide a construction wherein the wagon body may be replaced'by simply backing the wagon between the supporting rails for the wagon body to be automatically engaged with the body of the wagon for removing the wagon body from the s'aid'rails onto the wagon.

, And'the invention 'hasas a still further object to provide an. arrangement employpit between the supporting rails? for the wagon body so the wagon will 'sink below the level of the said rails leaving the body of thewagon supported-upon the rails andwherein by backing the wagon through the driveway, the wagonfwill be caused to rise beneath the wagon body to again en gage therewith for lifting the body of the wagon from theraiils onto-the wagon.

Other and incidental ob]ects'w1ll appear as the description'proceeds and in the draw- 7 ing wherein'I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein a similar reference characters designate corpassed through the proved device for removing the wagon body, 1

responding parts throughout'the several views: i I r p 7 Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation showing the manner in which a wagon is driveway of my im- Fig. 2 is a perspective view particularly j showing the supporting rails for the wagon body and the arrangement of the driveway with respectto the said rails,

Fig. 3 is'a fragmentary; elevation illustrating the disposition of the wagon body Specification of: Letters Patent.

grain tanks, and thelike and that upon driving the'wagon' Patented July 16, 1918.

Application filed May 26, 1917. Serial No. 171,198.

with respect to the supporting rails when the wagon is upon the ground level,

. Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating the manner in which the cross bars connected to the wagon body are adapted to engage with. the supporting rails when the wagon is driven into the driveway beneath the said rai s,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the manner in which the cross bars are detachably connected with the wagon body,

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary bottom perspective view showing the cross cleats carried by the rear extremity of the wagon body for engagement with the rear bolster of the wagon, and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary plan view showing a hay rack engaged with the supporting rails of my improved device.

In carrying out the invention, I employ a wagon bodyrack including spaced parallel supporting rails 10. These rails are mounted a suitable distance above the ground upon a plurality of posts and for convenience, the posts at one end of the rack have been indicated at 11 while the posts at the opposite end of the rack have been indicated at 12. Gonnectedto the ends of the rails 10 above the posts '12 are suitable blocks forming stops 13. The rails 10 are of a length somewhat greater than that of the usual wagon body and are spaced such distance apart that a wagon may be readily driven between the said rails. Formed in the ground between the rails 10 is a longitudinally extending driveway or pit .14 which, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, may, if desired, be lined with concrete. This driveway is of a width to easily accommodate the wheels of an ordinary wagon and at one end is provided with a grade 15, while, at its opposite end, the said driveway is formed with a similar grade 16. These grades are preferably sloped gradually so ,that'a wagon may be either driven through the driveway or backed into one end of the driveway and out of the other without inconvenience. The grade 15 is ar ranged in advance of the posts 11 of the rack preferably a distance substantially equal to the respective diameter of the rear wheels of an ordinary wagon while the grade 16 is arranged in advance of the posts 12 of the rack'a similar distance.

.said bolsters isthe wagon body 20.

In order that the manner of use of my inn proved device may be clearly understood, 1 have conventionally shown a wagon 17 in connection therewith. vided, with the usual front bolster 1S. and rear bolster 19. Formed to fit upon the thepurposes of the present invention, the

wagon body is equipped at its extremities with pairs of oppositely disposed loops or brackets 21 preferably formed by U-bolts ar ranged at the lower corners of the wagon body and connected to the sides thereof with the said bolts extending longitudinally beyond the ends-of the body of the wagon. These U-bolts each includes upper and lower members in spaced relation. and are -ada-pt ed to removably receive cross bars 22 projected through the, said bolts to overhang the rails of the rack, andat their extremities, the said cross bars .are' reduced to form stop shoulders 23 to engage with'the said rails for holding the bars against longitudinal movement with respect to the rails.

Upon their uppersides, the bars are further provided wlth transverse grooves 2%. ar-

ranged, as particularly shown in Fig. 5, to receive the upper members of the U-bolts and thus coactingwiththe stop shoulders to hold the body. from lateral displacement relative tothe rails. The wagon body is further equipped adjacent its rear extremity with transverse cleats and 26 respectively,

adapted toreceive the rear bolster 19 of the wagon therebetween. As particularly shown in Fig. 6 of the (:l'rawnrgs, the rear cleat 25 'is preferably about twice as thick as the in Fig. 3, arranged above the ground level i a distance somewhat less thanthe level of the floor ofthe wagonbody when resting upon thewagon. The cross bars 22 may thus be readily engaged through the U-bolts 21 at the front and rear ends of the wagon body to overhang the rails 10. Accordingly,

as the wagon is advanced between the rails, the front wheels of the wagon will descend the grade 15 into thedriveway 14 when the front cross bar will be seated against the rails to disengage the front' bolster 18 from the wagon body. In this position of the wagon, the wagon body will be tilted from the rear-toward the front thereof since the back wheels of the wagon still remain upon the ground level.

Consequently; the front cleat 26 upon the wagon body will be tilted to engage with the-rear bolster-19 ofthe --wagonso that-as the wagon-is further moved' forwardly between the rails 10 the wagon This wagon is pro-' For 7 Pbody will be shoved forwardly-with respect to the said rails until the rear wheels of the wagon descend the grade 15 to rest the rear cross bar upon the rails-anddisengage the rear bolster of thewagonfrom between the 1 cleats 25 and 26 of thewagon'body. The stops 13 are provided upon the railsto lim1t the'wagon body in its forward sliding move- :ment and-.with the wagon body thus supported upon the rails 10 by the front and I rear cross bars22,the wagon may be driven up the grade 16 .and out ofthe driveway. In this connection,.it will be .observedthat-the notches 23 of the cross bars 22 will hold-the said. bars in proper engagementwith the railslO of the rack while-the grooves 24;;in the bars will engage with the.;U-bolts 21 upon the wagon body for holding the wagon body against lateral movement. with respect to the said rails.

-For replacing the wagon body, the wagon is backed between the rails 10 ofthe rack entering between theposts12. As therear wheels of the wagon rise upwardly-upon the grade 15, the rear bolster 19 will be moved to engage the thicker cleat 25 atthe rear. .ofthe wagon body. The purpose in thickening this cleat now becomes apparent, since it will be seen that the cleat 25 will project below "the cleat 26 into the path of the rear bolster for engagement therewith. .The wagon body will thusnbemoved rearwardly upon the rails 10 of therack aszthe wagon-is backed through the driveway 14c. ,The rear wheels of the wagon upon ascending the grade 15,-

will, of course, lift the rear-end of the wagon body-free offthe rails 10-onto the'wagon and in like manner'the front-wheels of the wagon upon ascending thegrade 15 will'lift the frontend of the wagon body freeofthe rails to thus dispose the wagon body in position upon the wagon. g Q

It will therefore, be seen that I provide a particularly simple and eificient arrangement for the purpose setforth and a devicewhich may be easily and quickly constructed at mnnmum cost. Furthermore the nature of the device is suchthat it may beused -in con- -nection with substantially any conventional type of wagon body by simply equipping the ,wagon bodywith- U-bolts similar to the U-bolts 21 or other similar fasteningdevices to receive'the cross bars 22 and with-a pair of cleats similar to the cleats 25 and 26.

In Fig.7 of the drawings I havejillustrated a hay rack 27 seated upon the rails 10 of the device. As is well known, a hay rack is wider thanithe usual wagon body and such a rack will accordingly project over the rails 10 to seat thereon and will thus not neces sitate the use of the cross bars '22.. "Forloadmg and unloading the rack upon'a wagon the same procedureisfollowed as above described with-respect to the wagon body. Ac- 'cord1ngly5 for the purpose of-th'epresent'in vention the term wagon body shall be considered to include a hay rack or any other like structure, as well as the common form of grain tank used as a Wagon body for hauling threshed grain.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is i '1. A device of the class described comprising horizontal supporting rails in spaced relation, a rails and including a horizontal intermediate portion and inclined end portions, one of said inclined end portions being disposed intermediate the terminals of the rails and the other inclined end portion disposed in advance of the rails, a vehicle body, transverse bars supported upon the body and ex-' tendedat the ends to bear upon the rails, transverse cleats arranged in pairs and connected to the body, the rearmost cleat being extended below the line of the remaining cleats in position to be engaged by the bolster of the vehicle when the same is moved through the driveway;

2. A device of the class described comprising horizontal supporting rails in spaced relation, a driveway associated with said rails and including a horizontal intermediate portion and inclined end portions, one of said inclined end portions being disposed inter- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the driveway associated with said mediate the terminals of the rails and the other inclined end portion disposed in advance of the rails, a vehicle body, loop devices attached to the body and including upper and lower members in spaced relation,

bars extending through said loop devices and extended to bear upon the rails and having transverse seats adapted to engage the upper members thereof when elevated and thus lock the bars to the loops.

3. A device of the class described comprising horizontal supporting rails in spaced relation, a driveway associated with said rails and including a horizontal interme diate portion and inclined end portions, one of said inclined end portions being disposed intermediate the terminals of the rails and the other inclined end portion disposed in advance of the rails, a vehicle body, loop devices attached to the body, and including upper and lower members in spaced relation, bars extending through said loop devices and extended to bear upon the rails and having transverse seats adapted to engage the upper members thereof when elevated and thus lock the bars to the loops, and with stop shoulders to limit the lateral movement of the bars.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HENRY o. MOSER. [1,. s.]'

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G. 

